Knot of the Week Video: Cook Over a Campfire with a Tripod Lashing

Today’s Knot of the Week is one of my favorites and can be used for a plethora of pioneering projects. With a Tripod Lashing, you can create a structure to suspend a pot for cooking over a fire, create the base for a wash basin, fabricate a drying rack and even utilize this technique to… Continue reading Knot of the Week Video: Cook Over a Campfire with a Tripod Lashing

Knot of the Week Video: Join Two Spars Together Using the Shear Lashing

On today’s Knot of the Week, we’ll be going over the Shear Lashing, or Round Lashing as it’s sometimes called. One of the most common uses is to lash together a triangular A-frame for rigging a block and tackle. Additionally, you can join spars together to create a longer spar for use in a flagpole. When… Continue reading Knot of the Week Video: Join Two Spars Together Using the Shear Lashing

Lash on an Angle with Diagonal Lashings

Today we continue our KOTW Lashing series with the Diagonal Lashing. The Diagonal Lashing is “diagonal” because it’s used to bind poles that cross each other at a 45 ° to 90 ° angle. Binding poles together in this way will prevent racking and add stability, thus preventing them from moving apart. A Diagonal Lashing… Continue reading Lash on an Angle with Diagonal Lashings